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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump's personal assistant fired after comments about Ivanka, Tiffany  —  Madeleine Westerhout, who left her White House job suddenly on Thursday as President Trump's personal assistant, was fired after bragging to reporters that she had a better relationship with Trump than his own daughters …
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New York Times:
Trump's Personal Assistant, Madeleine Westerhout, Shared Intimate Details of First Family  —  WASHINGTON — If a White House official wanted to talk to President Trump, it helped to have a good relationship with Madeleine Westerhout, his 28-year-old assistant.
Geoff Brumfiel / NPR:
Trump Tweets Sensitive Surveillance Image Of Iran  —  President Trump has tweeted what experts say is almost certainly an image from a classified satellite or drone, showing the aftermath of an accident at an Iranian space facility.  —  “The United States of America was not involved …
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Jonathan Marcus / BBC:
Did Donald Trump tweet classified military imagery?  —  President Donald Trump has set a new standard for extraordinary presidential behaviour.  —  Not only has he tweeted what would normally be a highly classified, military-quality satellite image showing the devastation around the launch pad …
New York Times:
How a Tax Break to Help Poor Communities Became a Bonanza for the Rich  —  NEW ORLEANS — President Trump has portrayed America's cities as wastelands, ravaged by crime and homelessness, infested by rats.  —  But the Trump administration's signature plan to lift them …
Peggy McGlone / Washington Post:
What happened when Trump visited the African American History Museum, according to its founding director  —  In his upcoming memoir, newly appointed Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III describes the private tour he gave President Trump of the National Museum of African American History and Culture …
Discussion: Mediaite
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
World War II and the Ingredients of Slaughter  —  The spirit of certitude that dominated the politics of the 1930s is not so distant from us today.  —  World War II began 80 years ago this Sunday after Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a “nonaggression” pact that was, in fact, a mutual aggression pact.
Washington Post:
Bolton sidelined from Afghanistan policy as his standing with Trump falters  —  As the president's top aides prepared for a high-stakes meeting on the future of Afghanistan earlier this month, one senior official was not on the original invite list: national security adviser John Bolton.
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite, Daily Kos and Politico
Shane Dixon Kavanaugh / Oregonian:
Former Marine said he'd ‘slaughter’ antifa.  The FBI, using Oregon's new red flag law, took his guns away  —  Shane Kohfield stood outside the home of Portland's mayor in July wearing body armor and a “Make America Great Again” baseball cap, a large knife strapped to one shoulder and a copy …
Annie Grayer / CNN:
Bernie Sanders teases plan to eliminate billions in medical debt  —  Sanders defends health care tweak on unions  —  Florence, South Carolina (CNN)Sen. Bernie Sanders announced late Friday that he plans to eliminate billions in medical debt, hinting at a proposal the 2020 presidential …
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Sen. Bernie Sanders teases plan to cancel $81 billion in Americans' medical debt
Discussion: Political Wire
Calvin TerBeek / Politico:
The Federalist Society Says It's Not an Advocacy Organization.  We Found Documents Showing Otherwise.  —  This past March, when the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies held its 37th annual national gathering for conservative law students, the lineup of speakers and panelists included …
Discussion: Raw Story
James Bovard / USA Today:
You may have seen him on a prayer candle, but James Comey is no saint  —  New revelations have made clear the conclusion many of us had already come to: James Comey was a reckless and untrustworthy FBI director.  —  CONNECT  —  Since President Trump fired FBI director James Comey in May 2017 …
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Associated Press:
Woman tosses Molotov cocktail into Fla. Citizenship office  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman tossed a lit Molotov cocktail into the lobby of a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Oakland Park, Florida.  But no major injuries were reported, according to a report of the incident sent …
Discussion: FOX6Now.com
BBC:
Parliament suspension: Thousands protest across the UK  —  Demonstrations are taking place across the UK against Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament in the run-up to Brexit.  —  Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in cities including Manchester, Leeds, York and Belfast.
Discussion: Politico, The Guardian and Brookings
Manès Weisskircher / Washington Post:
Germany's far-right AfD party might be the big winner in tomorrow's regional elections.  Here's what that means.  —  AfD is likely to emerge as the main opposition party in both Brandenburg and Saxony.  —  In eastern Germany on Sunday, two populous states (or Bundesländer) …
Discussion: Politico
Jennifer Mendelsohn / Medium:
Their Own Two Feet  —  As the new public face of the Trump administration's draconian immigration policies, acting USCIS Director Ken Cuccinelli has wasted no time stirring up collective ire.  Most notably, he set off a firestorm of criticism by rewriting the iconic Emma Lazarus poem …
Vicky Ward / CNN:
Pro-Trump super PAC paid thousands to firm owned by Trump's campaign manager  —  (CNN)A company that President Donald Trump's campaign manager, Brad Parscale, says he owns has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the President's flagship political action committee, which is barred from coordinating with the campaign.
Caitlin Lally / KMOX-AM:
KMOX EXCLUSIVE: Illinois GOP congressman John Shimkus will not run in 2020  —  He announced it Friday on the Mark Reardon Show.  —  ST. LOUIS (KMOX) — Illinois GOP Rep. John Shimkus announced Friday on the Mark Reardon Show that he will not run for reelection in 2020.
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Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
Rep. Shimkus won't seek reelection, joins growing list of Republicans heading for the exit
Discussion: KMOX-AM and Axios
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for American democracy  —  This is no time to be on the sidelines.  —  Stacey Abrams: Stand up and be counted.  “I do not want to serve in the Senate,” says the hugely popular former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee.  —  Steve Bullock: Stand up and be counted.
Kayla Epstein / Washington Post:
'I'm rooting for a direct hit on Mar a Lago!'  Former Canadian prime minister creates Twitter storm  —  A powerful storm has formed in the Atlantic, threatening Florida and parts of the Bahamas.  But another one formed on Twitter this week, after a former Canadian prime minister tweeted …
BuzzFeed News:
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Was Hacked On Twitter  —  Jack Dorsey's Twitter account was compromised on Friday afternoon and tweeted the n-word and anti-Semitic remarks.  A source confirmed he had his mobile device “SIM swapped.”  —  The official Twitter account of Jack Dorsey …
Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
California appeals court overturns sole conviction in Kate Steinle death  —  A California state appeals court Friday overturned the lone conviction against an undocumented immigrant who shot and killed Kate Steinle on the San Francisco waterfront in 2015, a case which drew national attention …
Washington Post:
Trump pledged not to use his office to help his business.  Then he pitched his Florida club for the next G-7.  —  When President Trump decided to keep ownership of his company and continue to do business with foreign governments, he said nobody could stop him.  —  But voters could trust him to police himself, he said.
Associated Press:
TVs to shoes: This time consumers face pain of Trump tariffs  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's trade war with China, until now mainly an abstraction for American consumers, is about to hit home.  —  Beginning Sunday, the U.S. government will begin collecting 15% tariffs …
Reuters:
Hong Kong protests turn to chaos amid tear gas and petrol bombs  —  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon on Saturday as pro-democracy protesters threw petrol bombs in the latest in a series of clashes that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in decades.
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
How Brazil's nationalist leader built a bond with Trump and won his support in the Amazon fires dispute  —  President Trump was preparing for the Group of Seven summit in France when he learned that one of his most ardent suitors was trying to reach him.  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro needed a favor …
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Billionaire 2020 hopeful Tom Steyer remains an investor in funds tied to the firm he founded
Discussion: NB Blog
Mohammad Tawhidi:
NEW: Ilhan Omar Calls for the Protection of a Notorious TERRORIST Organization
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
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Discussion: The Intellectualist
Washington Post:
A man in Islamic dress told a Starbucks employee his name was Aziz. She put ‘ISIS’ on the cup.
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Arizona Republic Editor Warns Staff To ‘Carefully Consider The Consequences’ Of Unionizing
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John Paul Tasker / CBC News:
Immigration lawyers report Canadian Muslims being denied entry to U.S.
Dave DeWitt / Ohio Democratic Party:
Ohio Dems File Federal Lawsuit Against LaRose To Stop The Purge
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
Michael Flynn's Lawyers Escalate Attacks on Prosecutors
Richard J Evans / Prospect Magazine:
Britain's Reichstag Fire moment
Discussion: spiked and naked capitalism
Laura Reiley / Washington Post:
How the Trump administration limited the scope of the USDA's 2020 dietary guidelines
Julia Arciga / The Daily Beast:
Tomi Lahren Admits Her ‘Freedom’ Clothing Line Not Made in USA
Discussion: Breitbart
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Diamond and Silk Lawyer Up
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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